Access Sites

Use of some ramps requires a fee or a parking sticker that may be purchased in advance. Some town parking facilities are limited to town residents only (RO) and noted where applicable. Fish and Game Office of Fishing and Boating Access (FBA) current or future facilities are italicized.

Public Access to the Waters of Massachusetts is now available. This 146 page map booklet will show and tell you information about current public sites. Send $8.00, payable by check to:

Office of Fishing & Boating Access

Department of Fish and Game

1 Rabbit Hill Road

Westborough, MA 01581

For more information call: (508) 389-7810

Location

Jetties

Piers

Ramp

SiteCondition

Usable Tide

NORTH SHORE:

Salisbury

State Beach

3

•

Paved

All

Amesbury

Town Landing Merrimac St. (RO)

•

Paved

All

Newbury

Newbury Town Landing (RO)

•

Paved

All

Newburyport

Cashman Park

•

Paved

All

Merri-Mar Yacht Basin

•

Paved

All

Ferry Landing

•

Paved

All

Water Street

•

Cartop

1⁄2

Rowley

Perley’s Marina

•

Paved

All

Ipswich

Town Landing, East Street

•

Paved

All

Water Street

1

•

Paved

All

Essex

Essex Marina, Dodge Street

•

Paved

All

Pike’s Marina, Main Street

•

Paved

All

Rockport

Granite Pier

1

•

Paved

All

Gloucester

Dunfugin Landing

•

Paved

All

Corliss Landing

•

Paved

1⁄2

Lanes Cove

•

Paved

1⁄2

Long Wharf

•

Paved

All

Manchester

Town Hall

•

Paved

All

Beverly

River Street

•

Paved

All

Water Street

•

Paved

All

Danvers

Popes Landing

•

Paved

All

Salem

Kernwood Bridge

•

Paved

All

Winter Island

•

Paved

All

Willows

1

Marblehead

Causeway

•

Paved

1⁄2

Riverhead Beach

•

Paved

1⁄2

Lynn

DCR Pier/Route 1A

1

Lynn Municipal Ramp,

•

Paved

All

Blossom St.

DCR Playground

•

Paved

All

Seaport Landing Marina

1

Nahant

Town Wharf

•

Paved

All

Saugus

Fishermen’s Outlet

•

Paved

All

Winthrop

Shirley Street

•

Paved

All

Boston

Castle Island

1

1

Charlestown Navy Yd. at Pier 4

1

Puopolo Park

Charles River Res.

Commercial Street

1

Dorchester

Rainbow Park, Commercial St.

SOUTH SHORE:

Quincy

Town River Marine

•

Paved

All

666 Southern Artery

Bay’s Water Marine

•

Paved

1⁄2

128 Bayview Avenue

Sea Avenue

•

Paved

1⁄2

Fore River, Doane St.*

Weymouth

Back River

•

Paved

All

Hingham

Iron Horse Station, Route 3A

•

Paved

All

Hull

“A” St. Marine

1

•

Paved

All

Goulds Boat Shop

•

Paved

All

Pemberton Point

1

•

Paved

All

Priscilla Sails

•

Paved

All

Cohasset

Parker Avenue

•

Paved

1⁄2

Scituate

Cole Parkway

•

Paved

All

Driftway Recreation Area

•

Gravel

All

North River Marine

•

Paved

All

Scituate Harbor

1

3

•

Paved

All

Marshfield

Brick Kiln Road (canoe only)

•

Gravel

All

Green Harbor Marina

•

Paved

All

Humarock, Ferry Street (RO)

•

Gravel

All

Humarock Marine

•

Paved

All

Mary’s Livery

•

Paved

All

Town Pier, Green Harbor

•

Paved

All

Union Street (canoe only)

•

Gravel

All

Duxbury

Bay Marine Corp.

•

Paved

All

Mattakeeset Ct.

2

•

Paved

All

Kingston

Town Landing, River Street

•

Paved

1⁄2

Plymouth

Taylor Avenue (4-WD only)

•

Sand

All

Town Wharf

1

1

•

Paved

All

Wareham

Fishing Pier, Route 6

2

East Boulevard, Onset

•

Paved

All

Maco’s, Rt. 6-28

•

Paved

All

Oak St., Tempest Knob

•

Paved

All

Route 195 Eastbound rest area

•

Paved

1⁄2

Mattapoisett

Short Wharf, Water Street

2

•

Paved

All

Town Landing,

•

Gravel

1⁄2

Matt Neck Road

Fairhaven

Pease Park, Middle Street

•

Paved

All

Hoppy’s Landing

•

Paved

All

Seaview Avenue,

•

Paved

All

Sconticut Neck

New Bedford

East Rodney French

Boulevard, H Street

2

1

•

Paved

All

West Rodney French

Boulevard

4

•

Paved

All

Dartmouth

Padanaram

•

Paved

All

Westport

Gooseberry Island

•

Paved

1⁄2

Rte. 88 Bridge

•

Paved

All

Fall River

Brownell Street

1

•

Paved

All

Freetown

Water Street, Assonet

•

Paved

1⁄2

Swansea

Cole River, Ocean Grove Ave.

•

Paved

All

Somerset

Brayton Point Rd.

•

Paved

1⁄2

Broad Cove, Pleasant Street*

•

Car top

1⁄2

Somerset Village

Waterfront Park, Main St.

•

Paved

All

CAPE COD:

Bourne

Barlow’s Landing

•

Paved

All

Bourne Marina

•

Paved

All

Canal at Electric Avenue (RO)

•

Paved

All

Hen Cove

•

Paved

All

Monument Beach

•

Paved

All

Red Brook Harbor

•

Paved

All

Falmouth

Childs River, Off Rte. 28

•

Paved

All

Falmouth Inner Harbor

1

•

Paved

All

Great Pond, Harrington St.

1

•

Paved

All

Green Pond,

•

Paved

All

Menauhant Road

Megansett Harbor,

•

Paved

All

County Road

Waquoit Bay, Seapit Road

•

Paved

All

West Falmouth Harbor,

•

Paved

All

Old Dock Road

Wild Harbor, Old Silver Beach

•

Paved

All

Great Harbor, Woods Hole

1

1

•

Paved

All

Sandwich

Canal Basin

•

Paved

All

Canal-East End

2

Craven’s Landing

Sand

1⁄2

Scusset Beach State Park

1

Mashpee

Daniels Island Rd.

•

Paved

All

Great Neck Road, Ockway Bay

•

Paved

All

Mashpee Neck Road

•

Paved

All

Poponesset Beach, Wading Place Rd.*

South Cape Beach

1

Barnstable

Barnstable Harbor, Blish Point

•

Paved

All

Barnstable Harbor (RO)

•

Paved

All

Bay Street Osterville (RO)

•

Paved

3⁄4

Bridge Street, Osterville(RO)

•

Sand

1⁄2

East Bay Road Osterville (RO)

•

Paved

1⁄2

Haywood Rd.(RO)

•

Paved

All

Lewis Bay Road Hyannis

•

Paved

All

Ocean View Ave Cotuit (RO)

•

Sand

All

Old Shore Road,

•

Sand

1⁄2

Ropes Beach (RO)

Prince Cove (RO)

•

Paved

All

Scudder Lane (RO)

•

Sand

1⁄2

Iyanough Rd., Hyannisport (RO)

1

•

Sand

1⁄2

Yarmouth

Bay View Street

•

Paved

1⁄2

Centre Street, Bass Hole

•

Paved

1⁄2

Follins Pond Road

•

Sand

1⁄2

High Bank Road*

1

•

Paved

All

New Hampshire Ave.

•

Paved

3⁄4

Pleasant St. Beach

•

Paved

1⁄2

Sea Gull Beach

•

Paved

All

Parkers River, Rt. 28

1

Smugglers Beach,

1

1

•

Paved

All

South Street

Dennis

Cold Storage Rd.

1

•

Paved

All

Follins Pond

•

Paved

All

Horsefoot Cove

•

Paved

All

Sesuit Neck Road

•

Paved

All

Uncle Freeman’s Way

•

Paved

All

Harwich

Allens Harbor

1

•

Paved

All

Herring River

•

Paved

All

Round Cove

•

Paved

All

Saquatucket Harbor

•

Paved

All

Chatham

Barn Hill Rd.

•

Paved

All

Bridge Street

•

Paved

3⁄4

Crows Pond

•

Paved

3⁄4

Mitchell River Bridge

Oyster River

•

Sand

All

Ryder’s Cove

•

Paved

All

Orleans

Arey’s Pond

•

Paved

All

Cove Road

•

Paved

All

Goose Hummock Shop

•

Paved

All

Herring Brook Way

•

Paved

All

Meeting House Pond,

•

Paved

All

River Road (RO)

Mill Pond

•

Paved

All

Paw Wah Pond

•

Paved

All

Quanset Road

•

Paved

All

Rock Harbor

1

•

Paved

All

Eastham

Rock Harbor

1

•

Paved

1⁄2

Hemenway Road

•

Paved

1⁄2

Rt. 6 Town Cove

•

Paved

1⁄2

Wellfleet

Town Pier

1

•

Paved

All

Truro

Pamet Harbor

•

Paved

All

Provincetown

West End Parking Lot,

•

Paved

1⁄2

Commercial Street

MARTHA’S VINEYARD:

Chilmark

Great Rock Bight, North Road*

Nashaquitsa Pond, South Road

•

Paved

All

Menemsha

1

1

Edgartown

East Beach, Cape Poge*

1

•

Cartop

All

State Road

1

Memorial Wharf

1

Edgartown Great Pond,

•

Sand

All

Wilson Landing

Katama Bay,

•

Paved

3⁄4

Edgartown Bay Road

Eel Pond,

•

Paved

All

Pease’s Point Way

Aquinnah

Menemsha Creek,

1

•

Paved

All

Lobsterville Beach

Dogfish Bar*

Oak Bluffs

State Road

3

•

Paved

All

Seaview Ave.

1

Beach Road

1

Harbor, East Chop Drive

•

Paved

All

Pecoy Point, Pulpit Rock Road

•

Cartop

All

Tisbury

Lagoon Pond, Beach Road

•

Paved

All

Tashmoo Pond, Lake Avenue

1

•

Paved

All

NANTUCKET:

Jackson Point

•

Paved

All

Madaket Harbor, H Street

•

Paved

All

Nantucket Harbor

•

Paved

All

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